Articles Categorized: News

Eight Waynflete students, representing every class in the Upper School, are rigorously preparing to attend the Harvard International Model UN conference to be held in Boston the end of January, our fifth appearance there.  Representing the Republic of Georgia in...

I read somewhere once that the biggest fear most people have, even eclipsing fear of death, is that of public speaking. There’s something about having to stand up in front of a large group of people and deliver a statement...

Waynflete’s Diversity Advisory Group (DAG), a committee of faculty and staff, is thrilled to announce the first annual Spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr. Award. Recipients will be selected based on writings submitted by Upper and Middle School students on...

[audio m4a="http://waynfleteusnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/if-fefpc1.m4a"][/audio] If you have ever been a part of a play, then you have probably had Postpartum Show Depression. Maybe you haven’t called it that, but you’ve probably had it. In fact, if you’ve ever devoted yourself to a...

Waynflete’s MEST Up duo of Julianna Harwood ’15 and Stephen Epstein ’15 defeated Kennebunk High School in the MEST Up competition, capturing the tournament crown.  In case you missed it, here is a link to the championship match.  In addition...

Genevieve Welch and five other Waynflete students, auditioned for, and were accepted to participate in the All-State Music Festival on May 14-16/2015 at the University of Southern Maine. Helen Gray-Bauer will perform viola in the orchestra James Bigbee will perform...

Members of the class of 2005 enjoying fine weather on the Presidential traverse as sophomores According to Ron Hall - former Upper School Director, Development Director, Acting Head of School, and Outdoor Experience pioneer - Outdoor Experience ran for the...

Nothing like a pre-exam waffle party to de-stress the week. "It is something to be able to paint a particular picture, or to carve a statue, and so to make a few objects beautiful; but it is far more glorious...

Four Waynflete students were accepted to participate the All  Eastern Honors Ensembles on April 9-12 in Providence RI. Acceptance in this festival is a high honor and shows the dedication and hard work of these students.  Only 2% of Maine students...

Recently, all 9th graders participated in a Poetry Out Loud classroom competition. Poetry Out Loud is a nationwide competition that celebrates poetry in its original form: recitation.  Students across the country read and analyze poems from a POL anthology, and...

In mid-November, ELL teacher Sue Stein and Hibo Abdi '16 presented an Upper School assembly program on their journeys to Africa that started in February and June respectively.  Here is a link to Sue's African Blog.  Here is a link to...